Graeme Smith

Three days into a pivotal second Test match and South Africa appear to have rediscovered the fighting spirit so sadly absent from their cricket for much of this summer

Daryll Cullinan, the elder statesman of South African batting, and tyros Graeme Smith and Jacques Rudolph will all welcome Steve Waugh and his touring team in the South African A side's three-day game against Australia starting in Potchefstroom on

Graeme Smith fashioned an unbeaten century at Newlands to set up Western Province's 89-run victory over North West at Newlands on Friday night and win them a place in this year's Standard Bank Cup final where they will meet the KwaZulu-Natal

Batsman Ashwell Prince, who averaged more than 50 in four-day and one-day provincial cricket during the past summer, was named Western Province player of the season at the WP Cricket Association awards function on Monday night

Western Province take a lead of 198 into the final day against Eastern Province in Port Elizabeth on Monday

Northwest surprised Western Province with a four wicket victory off the penultimate ball of the match in the Standard Bank Cup clash in Potchefstroom on Friday

The South Africa A team returned on Friday afternoon from their tour to the West Indies, during which they won the One-Day series against West Indies A 2-0 (the third match was rained off) and drew the two four-day 'Tests'